Key Generation from Wireless Channels: A Review

Junqing Zhang; Trung Q. Duong; Alan Marshall; Roger Woods

doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2016.2521718

Key Generation from Wireless Channels: A Review

Junqing Zhang, Trung Q. Duong, Alan Marshall, Roger Woods

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Abstract

Key generation from the randomness of wireless channels is a promising alternative to public key cryptography for the establishment of cryptographic keys between any two users. This paper reviews the current techniques for wireless key generation. The principles, performance metrics and key generation procedure are comprehensively surveyed. Methods for optimizing the performance of key generation are also discussed. Key generation applications in various environments are then introduced along with the challenges of applying the approach in each scenario. The paper concludes with some suggestions for future studies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	614-626
Number of pages	13
Journal	IEEE Access
Volume	4
Early online date	27 Jan 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2016.2521718
Publication status	Published - 08 Mar 2016

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Physical layer security
Key generation
Wireless communications

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